Randell v. State

BERRY, Judge.

The offense is unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and the punishment is one year in the penitentiary.

The state’s testimony shows that appellant was found in possession of more than a quart of intoxicating liquor. The appellant’s testimony is sufficient if true to account for such possession in a manner consistent with his innocence of any intention to sell it. In this state of the record, the appellant requested -the court to affirmatively charge the jury in effect that if the liquor was not possessed by the defendant for the purpose of sale or if they had a reasonable…